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IRQ - News
Iraq: Extrajudicial execution of Hakki Ismail
IRQ - News | 24 August 2009
Hakki Ismail was executed on the night of 25 July 2009, probably by the Iraqi authorities. He was a human rights advocate who worked in defense of the victims of violations committed by the Iraqi government. He recently dealt with cases of people who had connections with the Iraqi MP Mohammad Al-Dainy, who was himself persecuted. Alkarama was in regular contact with Hakki Ismail.
Iraq: Alkarama provides information to the IPU Committee for the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
IRQ - News | 29 June 2009
On 29 June 2009, Alkarama's Legal Director, Rachid Mesli and Senior Legal Officer Deborah Manning were invited to present information at the 126th session of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians. They attended the hearing along with a delegate from the Arab Lawyer's Union.
Iraq: IPU to further investigate the case of Iraqi MP Mohammad Al-Dainy
IRQ - News | 27 July 2009
During the 126th session of the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union) Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians, held between 28 June and 1 July 2009, new decisions were adopted with regards to the on-going case of Iraqi MP Mohammad Al-Dainy.
Iraq: Assassination of Iraqi MP Hareth Al-Obaidi
IRQ - News | 24 July 2009
Iraqi MP Hareth Al-Obaidi and one of his colleagues were murdered on 12 June 2009 by an unknown assailant as they left Al-Shawwaf mosque in Baghdad. Mr Al-Obaidi was heavily involved in the defense of human rights.
Iraq: Liberation of Mahmoud Farhan after four months of disappearance
IRQ - News | 21 July 2009
Alkarama learned that Mahmoud Kareem Farhan who had been abducted on 22 February 2009 at the office of Mr Al-Dainy, an Iraqi MP who is currently being pursued, was released on 22 June 2009, four months after his detention in Baghdad's Green Zone.